"A Careful Cruelty, A Patient Hate": Degas' Bathers in Pastel and Sculpture Open Access
Fishman, Randi Lynn (2010)
Abstract
Abstract "A Careful Cruelty, A Patient Hate": Degas' Bathers in Pastel and Sculpture By Randi L. Fishman
This paper analyzes the themes of misogyny, sexual fantasy, and eroticism in Degas' Batherssculptures and pastels. Degas' Bathers series is a contemporary and cultural deconstruction of the nude as the ideal of feminine beauty, where the artist produces an erotic fantasy, informed by misogyny and contemporary values and practices regarding sexuality, prostitution, and bathing. I will argue that the Bathers series embodies epitomizes misogyny and eroticism in Degas' oeuvre in various and complex ways, situating my discussion in the contemporary context of late-nineteenth-century Paris. I will elucidate the complex nuances of Degas' Bathersseries, which have too often been overlooked by scholars. Engaging with contemporary context demands understanding both artistic intention and audience reception.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
I.
Introduction………………………………………………………………….........2
II. Literature
Review………………………………………………………………...6
III. The Bathers in
Context……………………………………………………..13
IV. The Bathers
Pastels…………………………………………………………….21
V. The Bathers
Sculptures………………………………………………………..40
VI. Conclusion - Degas' Bathers: Problems and
Possibilities….55
VII.
Appendix……………………………………………………………………….....57
VIII.
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………..64
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